Terrier Tailgate
By: Marc Filippino
I remember my first Terrier Tailgate in 2007.
The Boston University men’s soccer team took on Boston College and was shutout, 1-0. There couldn’t have been more than 1,000 people and most of the crowd left within the first fifteen minutes. However, I met some of my best friends there and enjoyed watching a sport I loved.
Three years later, the Tailgate has changed immensely. BU gave out free food and souvenir scarlet scarves. Almost 5,000 fans gathered at Nickerson Field. The cheerleading squad and dance team performed during halftime. However, the biggest change was that the record crowd of 4,963 was watching the women’s soccer team instead of the men’s team.
The Terriers beat the University of Massachusetts Minutemen, 2-0, outshooting them by a 29-1 margin. However, the crowd didn’t leave even after BU gained a comfortable lead. It seemed like it wanted to witness BU's first ever Tailgate victory.
Okay, maybe they stayed for the free food. Yet even after the staff stopped throwing cotton candy into the crowd, people still stayed. They sang with the band and chanted “One-More-Goal!” in the final minutes of the game. The crowd wanted an encore.
Freshman Sarah Schilling, a psychology major, plans to come to future Terrier Tailgates and more women’s soccer games.
“I heard BU wasn’t much of a big sports school but I was impressed with this,” Schilling said. “They did a good job with the band and the tone of the event.”
Even the players had a good time in their Tailgate debut. Senior midfielder Mara Osher (’10) has seen action in both America East Championship games and the NCAA’s, but she has never witnessed anything like Terrier Tailgate.
“It was awesome," Osher said. “I don’t think we have ever had that many people at a game.”
Osher had two shots and an assist in the Terriers thrashing of the University of Massachusetts.
“The atmosphere was great; we had to adjust a little because it was a little different than what were used to playing at, but I’d love to do it again.”
BU coach Nancy Feldman was glad her team was able to show the crowd the Terrier’s caliber on their opening day at Nickerson.
“It was exciting and we wanted to be the team that kicked off the year on the right foot," Feldman said. “We put a little pressure on ourselves to come out with a victory.”
The Terrier Tailgate is here to stay as the women’s team is scheduled to play it again in 2010. Hopefully, it continues because the Terriers’ win introduced a whole new class to BU sports and more importantly, a tradition that seems to be thriving. Two new changes to a pretty stagnant campus.
I remember my first Terrier Tailgate in 2007.
The Boston University men’s soccer team took on Boston College and was shutout, 1-0. There couldn’t have been more than 1,000 people and most of the crowd left within the first fifteen minutes. However, I met some of my best friends there and enjoyed watching a sport I loved.
Three years later, the Tailgate has changed immensely. BU gave out free food and souvenir scarlet scarves. Almost 5,000 fans gathered at Nickerson Field. The cheerleading squad and dance team performed during halftime. However, the biggest change was that the record crowd of 4,963 was watching the women’s soccer team instead of the men’s team.
The Terriers beat the University of Massachusetts Minutemen, 2-0, outshooting them by a 29-1 margin. However, the crowd didn’t leave even after BU gained a comfortable lead. It seemed like it wanted to witness BU's first ever Tailgate victory.
Okay, maybe they stayed for the free food. Yet even after the staff stopped throwing cotton candy into the crowd, people still stayed. They sang with the band and chanted “One-More-Goal!” in the final minutes of the game. The crowd wanted an encore.
Freshman Sarah Schilling, a psychology major, plans to come to future Terrier Tailgates and more women’s soccer games.
“I heard BU wasn’t much of a big sports school but I was impressed with this,” Schilling said. “They did a good job with the band and the tone of the event.”
Even the players had a good time in their Tailgate debut. Senior midfielder Mara Osher (’10) has seen action in both America East Championship games and the NCAA’s, but she has never witnessed anything like Terrier Tailgate.
“It was awesome," Osher said. “I don’t think we have ever had that many people at a game.”
Osher had two shots and an assist in the Terriers thrashing of the University of Massachusetts.
“The atmosphere was great; we had to adjust a little because it was a little different than what were used to playing at, but I’d love to do it again.”
BU coach Nancy Feldman was glad her team was able to show the crowd the Terrier’s caliber on their opening day at Nickerson.
“It was exciting and we wanted to be the team that kicked off the year on the right foot," Feldman said. “We put a little pressure on ourselves to come out with a victory.”
The Terrier Tailgate is here to stay as the women’s team is scheduled to play it again in 2010. Hopefully, it continues because the Terriers’ win introduced a whole new class to BU sports and more importantly, a tradition that seems to be thriving. Two new changes to a pretty stagnant campus.
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